Abstract/Notes: Where was Auckland's first normal school? And why was it 'normal'? How did sport become such an integral part of Auckland schoolchildren's lives? What is the extraordinary story behind the striking layout of the Epsom campus? Who built an underground room, and patrolled the college grounds with rifles and fixed bayonets? Why, until recently, did Auckland's teachers have their own specialised training institution? All these questions are answered in this fascinating history of the Auckland College of Education and its forerunners, from its modest beginnings in the late nineteenth century through to the recent merger of the college with the University of Auckland in 2004. It documents not only the transformation of the institution, but also the college community. Includes a discusion about Margaret Slingsby Newman's efforts with the Montessori method in New Zealand.

Language: English

Published: Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press, 2006

ISBN: 978-1-86940-370-6

Abstract/Notes: Barbara Richards (formerly Rich Main) served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia from June 1967 to June 1969 as an English teacher. Richards attended training in Utah for the TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) program. She discusses her life as a TESL teacher in two different communities. Her first station was in a geographically isolated area. Richards also described the effect that the Peace Corps had on her eventual career as a Montessori teacher. Interviewed and recorded by Paul Kinsley, September 23, 2010. 2 tapes (web streaming files combined into 1 file). This is part of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer collection at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Language: English

Language: English

Published: Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1981

ISBN: 0-8425-1990-4

Language: English

Language: English

Language: English

Language: English

Published: Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1996

Abstract/Notes: Im Jahr 2007 wurde in aller Welr das 100jährige Jubiläum der Montessori-Pädagogik gefeiert. Denn 1907 hatte Maria Montessori (1870-1952) im römischen Elendsviertel San Lorenzo ihr erstes Kinderhaus für 2- bis 6jährige Kinder gegründet. Heute gibt es in 110 Ländern der Erde Zehntausende von Montessori-Einrichtungen für alle Alterstufen. Was macht dieses Konzept so aktuell? Dieser Frage ging die Tagung der deutschen Montessori-Vereinigung im Jubiläumsjahr 2007 nach. Die Tagungsbeiträge, die sich schwerpunktmäßig auf Theorie und Praxis der Vorschulerziehung beziehen, sind in diesem umfassenden Band dokumentiert, zusammen mit einigen zusätzlich aufgenommen Aufsätzen zu gegenwärtigen Forschungsfragen. [In 2007, the 100th anniversary of Montessori education was celebrated all over the world. Because in 1907 Maria Montessori (1870-1952) founded her first children's home for 2- to 6-year-old children in the Roman slum district of San Lorenzo. Today there are tens of thousands of Montessori institutions for all ages in 110 countries around the world. What makes this concept so topical? The conference of the German Montessori Association in the anniversary year 2007 investigated this question. The conference contributions, which focus on the theory and practice of pre-school education, are documented in this comprehensive volume, together with some additional articles on current research questions.]

Language: German

Published: Berlin, Germany: LIT Verlag, 2009

ISBN: 978-3-8258-1650-6

Series: Impulse der Reformpädagogik , 24

Abstract/Notes: Previously published in two parts: The Montessori magazine, Vol. 2 (1948), n. 2, p. 67-75 and Vol. 2 (1948), n. 3, p. 131-136.

Language: English

Published: Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1949

Language: English